Journey to the West: Tang Monk Conquers Everything
Chapter 863 - 863: Nightmare

"Where am I?"

Jiang Liu suddenly found himself in a dark place, completely devoid of any light, where time seemed to lose its meaning.

He murmured to himself, not understanding his current location.

Fortunately, he didn't have to wait long as Jiang Liu felt his body slowly expanding and growing larger.

Finally, at a certain moment, it seemed as though some kind of restraint was broken, and Jiang Liu was greeted by the first rays of sunlight.

The warm sunshine on his body made him feel very comfortable.

At this moment, Jiang Liu realized he had turned into a seed, germinating from the soil.

Days passed, and Jiang Liu noticed a towering tree beside him, very huge. It seemed like he was a seed dropped from this tree?

As time went by, with sunshine and rain nourishing him, Jiang Liu could feel his growth accelerating.

The towering tree beside him seemed indifferent to his growth, which posed no threat to it.

Perhaps this seed was originally dropped from this giant tree, sharing the same origin.

Therefore, the towering tree had no hostility towards him.

However, as days went by, Jiang Liu grew larger and larger.

Though still not as big as the towering tree beside him, Jiang Liu had grown to a considerable size.

As his branches fully extended, Jiang Liu suddenly noticed something was not quite right.

His appearance was completely different from the towering tree beside him!?

It seemed he wasn't a seed that had grown from this towering tree?

Yet, the ground around him was almost entirely covered by this towering tree. It seemed unlikely that other tree seeds could fall under this tree!

Not just Jiang Liu, it seemed the towering tree also realized this.

Gradually, the towering tree's branches started growing above him, trying to block his sunlight and rain.

As Jiang Liu grew, his branches inevitably touched those blocking his sunlight.

The towering tree was incredibly heavy, making his growth extremely difficult.

The thick branches of the towering tree weighed heavily on him, increasing the pressure on his body.

Even vines began to wrap around him, tightening more and more, causing a stronger feeling of suffocation.

Jiang Liu understood that initially, the towering tree thought he was part of it, allowing him to grow without malice.

However, once it realized he was not of the same species, the towering tree wanted to kill him.

The intense feeling of suffocation made Jiang Liu's consciousness start to blur.

"Ah!"

Suddenly, Jiang Liu let out a low cry, and immediately opened his eyes, rising abruptly.

He panted heavily, like someone who had held their breath for a long time finally able to breathe.

He looked around.

He was still in the Exquisite Immortal Mansion.

Was he dreaming while cultivating the Green Lotus Taoist Scripture?

"I didn't expect to dream during cultivation, and this dream was very strange!"

Turning into a tree in the dream, he didn't feel he was dreaming. But now, Jiang Liu realized that everything he had just experienced was merely a dream.

"Such a strange dream!" Jiang Liu thought, shaking his head, not dwelling too deeply on it.

It was just a nightmare at most?

Shaking his head, he pushed the strange nightmare out of his mind and walked to the table, pouring himself some water.

He drank in one gulp, feeling much calmer, and turned to walk back to the bed to continue cultivating the Green Lotus Taoist Scripture.

As he turned, he could see through the window the figure of someone sitting quietly on the cliff edge outside, motionless.

Though it was night, with dim light outside, Jiang Liu's cultivation level of Taiyi True Immortal late stage allowed him to see far, unhindered by the night.

"Bajie!?" Jiang Liu's brows raised in surprise, seeing the lone figure sitting by the cliff.

Usually, Zhu Bajie would fall asleep quickly and sleep through the night, but now he was sitting alone at the cliff edge in the middle of the night?

"Is it because he broke through to Daluo Golden Immortal today?" Jiang Liu mused to himself.

During the day, Zhu Bajie broke through to Daluo Golden Immortal, and his reaction was indeed very strong, and he said this breakthrough held great significance for him?

"Does Bajie have something important on his mind?" Jiang Liu wondered.

After pondering for a moment, he moved, walking towards Zhu Bajie.

"Bajie..." Coming beside Zhu Bajie, Jiang Liu sat down next to him, and the master and disciple sat together on the cliff.

"Master?" Zhu Bajie turned to look at Jiang Liu, surprised.

"I just had a dream and woke up startled, couldn't fall back asleep..." Jiang Liu explained, seeing Zhu Bajie's surprised expression.

Pausing, Jiang Liu continued, "What about you, Bajie? Do you have something on your mind?"

"Master, actually there's nothing on my mind, just felt like coming to sit by the cliff tonight!" Zhu Bajie seemed reluctant to discuss the topic, so he shook his head.

Alright, although Jiang Liu wanted to be a caring master, Zhu Bajie was unwilling to talk about his issues, so Jiang Liu wouldn't pry.

Honesty between master and disciple was important, but Jiang Liu respected personal secrets.

But if not discussing this topic, what should they talk about?

After a moment of thinking, Jiang Liu said, "By the way, Bajie, how is Zhuzhu? You visited her a while ago, right?"

"Don't worry, Master, she's fine. That guy from the Spider Forest who tried to snatch my woman, was defeated by me!" Zhu Bajie responded, recalling the events after being lured away.

"And Zhuzhu?" Jiang Liu asked.

"Zhuzhu is fine, but..."

Zhu Bajie looked slightly embarrassed, saying, "Zhuzhu wants children, so Old Pig and she tried hard!"

"Children?" Jiang Liu frowned at Zhu Bajie's words.

After a brief hesitation, Jiang Liu reminded him, "If Zhuzhu gets pregnant, be careful." Jiang Liu remembered that Zhuzhu once got pregnant and tried to eat Zhu Bajie. Though it's her nature, Jiang Liu wasn't angry, but it should be prevented.

"Master, it's voluntary..." Zhu Bajie responded seriously after thinking about Jiang Liu's words.

If Zhuzhu bore his children and ate him, Zhu Bajie was prepared for it.

Even when Zhuzhu wanted to eat him before, he didn't resist and stayed true to his intentions.

"Sigh, I'll need to figure out a plan to help him secretly!"

Zhu Bajie's answer made Jiang Liu sigh helplessly, pondering a solution.

"Master, do you think we will succeed in Western Heaven?" Changing the topic, Zhu Bajie asked about their mission to overthrow Immortals and Buddhas.

"Of course, we will certainly succeed, and must succeed!" Jiang Liu responded confidently.

The master and disciple chatted casually, with the atmosphere being very harmonious.

Though Bajie didn't share his concerns, having his master for company made him feel much better.

Their conversation lasted about an hour; then Jiang Liu said, "Alright, Bajie, go rest. We need to continue adventuring tomorrow!"

"Yes, Master!" Motivated after reaching Daluo Golden Immortal, Zhu Bajie nodded energetically, without his usual lethargic behavior.

As Jiang Liu turned to leave, suddenly Zhu Bajie called out, "Master, wait!"

"What's wrong, Bajie?" Jiang Liu asked, surprised.

"Master, what's wrong with your neck?" Zhu Bajie asked.

"My neck?" Jiang Liu replied. His neck seemed to hurt a bit?

Jiang Liu took out the Treasure-Seeking Mirror from his spatial bag and looked.

In the mirror, his neck had noticeable strangulation marks...

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